Westbrook had a fine rookie year, and is only going to get better. Look at his freshman year in college to his sophomore year big improvement. Look from his sophomore year in college to his rookie year in the NBA big improvement. When he gives the effort he is a terrific defender. He improved his free throw shooting dramatically, and showed people that he can pass and score, something some didn't think he could do. If you watched his first few games as a pro, and then the last few games of the season you would see tremendous improvement, he still has a long way to go obviously but he is going to get a lot better.